NEW! Anticipatory Grief Drop-In Support Groups
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the Month
FREE online Anticipatory Grief drop-in support groups for caregivers and patients coping with expected loss on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.
This is a safe space to express your emotions without judgment. It's a
place where you can be honest about your feelings. Whether you are sad, anxious, angry, guilty, or even relieved, know you won't be judged or misunderstood here.
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End of Life Planning & After Death Care Webinars
Thinking and talking about your final wishes can be tough.
It’s not always easy but, doing the work of deciding, discussing, and documenting your final wishes and sharing those wishes with your loved ones has proven to ease anxieties and reduce stress.
Peace of mind for everyone!
Your "Peace of Mind" End of Life Plan
How to Decide, Discuss, and Document
Your Final Wishes BEFORE You Go
Getting the practical side of your affairs in order will give reassurance "that everything is taken care of" to those you most care about. By prioritizing, addressing, and sharing your end of life and after-death wishes and by having the necessary conversations, you
will unburden your loved ones from having to
make difficult and necessary decisions
as they grieve and mourn.
Attend this webinar and learn how to: ·
Plan and document your wishes in case
of medical or other emergencies
Track important medical and
insurance information
Store key information on property,
vehicles, and non-financial assets
Document what you have
and what you owe
Make the "unseen" visible by
creating a digital estate plan
Express your final wishes for how
you'd like to be remembered
Provide grief support to your loved
ones before and after your death
Store and digitally access all your
final wishes documents
Regardless of whether you're young or old,
healthy, or ill, this webinar is for you!
Remember, when it comes to completing
Your Peace of Mind End of Life Plan,
it's always too soon until it's too late,
so be sure to register today!
Date
May 6, 2025
Time
10:30 am - 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
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Future Dates
August 5, 2025
November 4, 2025
After Death Care and Support
How to Make Your Final Arrangements
Just like planning for a wedding, a baby, or buying
a home or car, families need to discuss funeral planning and the costs involved. Avoiding the topic will make it more difficult and likely more expensive
for your loved ones.
Planning ahead can make a painful time easier
to bear, and many find great meaning and
peace carrying out thoughtful funeral
plans that honor their
loved one’s wishes.
Attend this webinar and learn how to:
Be a Savvy Consumer – Know Your Rights
When Dealing with Funeral Homes
Shop Until You Drop - Pre-Planning vs.
Pre-Paying Final Arrangements
Donate - Organs, Tissues, and Eyes
Give Your Body to Research and
Medical Training
Complete Your Body Disposition Directives
Determine Your Body Disposition – Terramation, Cremation, Aquamation, Burial, Recomposting
Create the Ceremony You Want in
Celebration of Your Life
Decide Type of Interment
Where, How, When
Decide What Happens to Your Cremains
Scattered Glass, Stones, or Jewelry
Whatever you choose, be sure it’s based on what’s meaningful to you, not on what you think
other people expect you to do.
No amount of money, great or small, can express how we feel about those who have died. Taking an active role in funeral arrangements—whether that means carrying out the whole process without a funeral
home or just preparing and delivering the
eulogy—is more meaningful than
the money we spend.
Date
June 3, 2025
Time
10:30 am to 12:00 pm CT
Location
Zoom
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Future Dates
September 2, 2025
December 2, 2025
Peer-to-Peer Support
Donation Based One-on-One Support
Sometimes, a little extra support is just what you need when preparing your end-of-life documents or when navigating your way through the wilderness of grief after a loss.
Whether you’re looking for a one-time check-in or ongoing support, call or text 512-787-3402 to schedule a conversation.
Your first conversation is FREE! If you'd like to continue the conversation each call is offered on a donation basis. You pay what you can; you decide what amount to donate after each conversation.
Sponsor
Meet Your Webinar Facilitator
Garrick Colwell
Garrick Colwell has been a Hospice Volunteer since 1987, providing respite care and as a hospice chaplain. He has also served as a volunteer on-call hospital chaplain.
Garrick is a Respecting Choices®, Person-Centered Care, First Steps®, Advance Care Planning Certified Instructor and Facilitator.
As a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Garrick co-created with Hospice Austin Conversations On Grief, a monthly online grief education and support program. He is a Certified Grief Educator by David Kessler at grief.com. Garrick holds a Death and Grief Studies Certification from the Center for Loss and Life Transition under the direction of Alan D Wolfelt, Ph.D.
Garrick is a widower. During his late wife, Kinsloe’s five-year illness, Garrick was her patient advocate, full-time caregiver, and end of life companion. Recently he lost his dad.
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